Rescuers inspect the charred wreckage of a passenger vessel in Palawan Province, the Philippines, on Sept. 14, 2026. Rescue teams have completed searches of about 65 percent of the cargo hold of the passenger vessel that caught fire off the Philippines on Sept. 9, said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday. PCG said operations continue in the remaining sections. The fire aboard the passenger ship near the Philippines' Palawan has killed 76 people, with 13 still missing. (Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
MANILA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Rescue teams have completed searches of about 65 percent of the cargo hold of the passenger vessel that caught fire off the Philippines on Sept. 9, said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday.
PCG said operations continue in the remaining sections. The fire aboard the passenger ship near the Philippines' Palawan has killed 76 people, with 13 still missing. ■
Rescuers inspect the cargo in the charred wrechage of a passenger vessel in Palawan Province, the Philippines, on Sept. 14, 2026.
Rescue teams have completed searches of about 65 percent of the cargo hold of the passenger vessel that caught fire off the Philippines on Sept. 9, said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday.
PCG said operations continue in the remaining sections. The fire aboard the passenger ship near the Philippines' Palawan has killed 76 people, with 13 still missing. (Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers inspect the charred wreckage of a passenger vessel in Palawan Province, the Philippines, on Sept. 14, 2026.
Rescue teams have completed searches of about 65 percent of the cargo hold of the passenger vessel that caught fire off the Philippines on Sept. 9, said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday.
PCG said operations continue in the remaining sections. The fire aboard the passenger ship near the Philippines' Palawan has killed 76 people, with 13 still missing. (Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)